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Description: | A copper alloy mount dating to the medieval period, c. AD 1150 to 1250.The object is anthropomorphic in design with a sub-rectangular (in plan) three dimensional head. There are some facial features including two circular holes for eyes and a long, bulbous nose. There is a frame around the face, possible representing hair or a head dress.The head then tapers to form a neck before widening and flattening to shoulders and a sub-rectangular body. There are two rivet holes which would have attached the mount to a reliquary box or cross. The figure appears cloaked and this effect is created by the champlevé cells which would have held enamel. The figure possible holds a book to the right, similar to an example in Salisbury Museum. This object is of a style which is attributed to the Limoges workshop in the Aquitaine region of France. The workshop was famous for its enamelling which was done in the champlevé way whereby cells are cut from the metal rather than being created by adding the borders. Mounts of this kind were popular from the 12th century and were introduced to England following the marriage of Eleanor of Aquitaine and Henry II (Cherry 2001: 39 - 42).
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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